[The World According to... Rush]

Rush is featured in the latest installment of Gibson.com's World According to ... series where they compile quotes from past articles/interviews with the featured artist. Other artists that have been profiled in the series include Jimmy Page, Ozzy Osbourne and Slash. For the Rush feature Gibson.com has collected some of the band members' thoughts on why their chemistry remains strong after 43 years. Here are a few of the highlighted quotes from the article:

... Geddy Lee on what makes Rush work, as told to UGO.com in 2005

“We’ve been lucky to have the kind of personalities that accommodate each other. We like each other and it just works between the three of us and we all have equal say in everything; we’re one of the smallest democracies working today. Also, we always bring a very healthy sense of humor to whatever we do. And that tempers the difficulties and the serious side of things and keeps it a fun experience. Without the fun you just can’t keep doing something for 30 years. The other thing is we’ve been fortunate that we have a sound that has found an audience and that audience has been so dedicated that they’ve created an atmosphere or a level of success that has enabled us to carry on.”

Alex Lifeson on getting the band back together, as told to CNN in 2002

“When Neil called, I have to say that my heart soared. And the reason really was because it said so much about his recovery ... that he was coming back to the world of the living. I mean, even if he wasn’t really ready for it, he was making an attempt and there was that little faint light in him that was glowing again.” ...

... Neil Peart on Rush fans, as written in his book Far and Away: A Prize Every Time, published this month

“Standing backstage while the opening movie played the other night, poised to run on, sticks in hand, ear-monitors in, I found myself excited by two thoughts. I was idly pondering how I might start my solo that night … and I also felt an unaccustomed eagerness – a curiosity to get out there to see the audience. Not to hear the audience, note – not to bask in their cheers and appreciation – but just to look at them. Their number, their faces, their reactions, their dances, their T-shirts, the signs they hold up. Even while I’m supposed to be up there entertaining people, they can be so entertaining for me.”